that's not what i meant. → thass not wha-d-i meant. [ðæs nɑt wɑɾi mɛnt] Sentence Reduction
This indicates that what was said or understood is not what the speaker intended to communicate.
This common reduction involves the 't' in 'that's' often being dropped and 'what I' becoming 'wha-d-i' through a 'flapping' sound and vowel reduction, making it sound very different from its written form.
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that's not what i meant. → thass not wha-d-i meant.
[ðæs nɑt wɑɾi mɛnt]
This indicates that what was said or understood is not what the speaker intended to communicate.
This common reduction involves the 't' in 'that's' often being dropped and 'what I' becoming 'wha-d-i' through a 'flapping' sound and vowel reduction, making it sound very different from its written form.
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Example 1
Oh, I'm sorry, thass not wha-d-i meant at all.
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Example 2
No, no, you misunderstood, thass not wha-d-i meant.
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Example 3
Let me rephrase that, thass not wha-d-i meant to say.
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Example 4
Wait, thass not wha-d-i meant about your idea, it's good!
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Example 5
Hold on, thass not wha-d-i meant when I said that.
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that's not what i meant. → thass not wha-d-i meant.